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Flower illustrations

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].

Date Range: [1930-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 29

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Drawing; Painting

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 29

GMD: Drawing; Painting

Date Range: [1930-1950]

Physical Description: 6 drawings : illustration, pencil and paint ; 16 x 22.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].

Notes: Artist(s) and date(s) of materials unknown; date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist

Material Details: Illustrations traced in pencil and filled in with watercolour paints.

Subject Access: Art; Flowers

Language: English

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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One Caribou Swimming

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Artist: Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.01

Description: Grey green mottled stone, flat bottomed swimming caribou, head extended, tail up, features defined, eyes and nostrils are holes, mouth carved, 2 holes for antlers, 2 bone antlers, carved.

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Artist: Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)

Title: One Caribou Swimming

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 2.9 x 12.7 cm

Description: Grey green mottled stone, flat bottomed swimming caribou, head extended, tail up, features defined, eyes and nostrils are holes, mouth carved, 2 holes for antlers, 2 bone antlers, carved.

Subject: animal; caribou; elk; swimming

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.02 a,b

Description: A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole …

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Artist: Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1962

Description: A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole is drilled into centre back.

Subject: animal; bear; bird; group; pair

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.02 a,b

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Bird

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Artist: Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.03

Description: A swimming bird with head up, flat bottom. Wings carved into side and tail feathers indicated. Eyes and beak carved.

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Artist: Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)

Title: Bird

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 4.8 x 2.5 cm

Description: A swimming bird with head up, flat bottom. Wings carved into side and tail feathers indicated. Eyes and beak carved.

Subject: animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.03

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Fish

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Artist: Abraham Nastapoka (1900 – 1981, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AbR.06.02

Description: Multi-coloured stone, grey/green with yellow and orange throughout, carved large mouth and fins, incised eyes and features on fins and gills.

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Artist: Abraham Nastapoka (1900 – 1981, Canadian)

Title: Fish

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 7.0 x 11.5 cm

Description: Multi-coloured stone, grey/green with yellow and orange throughout, carved large mouth and fins, incised eyes and features on fins and gills.

Subject: aquatic; fish

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AbR.06.02

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Otter

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Artist: Adamie Niviaxie (1925 – , Canadian)

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AdA.06.01

Description: The stone color used here is green with black specks. The otter stands on all four of his short legs with his head up and tail outstretched. The face features and front toes are carved in great detail and inlaid with a white substance. The body of the otter is long, slender and finshed with a smoot…

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Artist: Adamie Niviaxie (1925 – , Canadian)

Title: Otter

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.9 x 16.1 cm

Description: The stone color used here is green with black specks. The otter stands on all four of his short legs with his head up and tail outstretched. The face features and front toes are carved in great detail and inlaid with a white substance. The body of the otter is long, slender and finshed with a smooth surface.

Subject: animal; otter; aquatic

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AdA.06.01

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Bird

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Artist: Agiak

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AgI.06.01

Description: dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.

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Artist: Agiak

Title: Bird

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.7 cm

Description: dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.

Subject: animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AgI.06.01

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Large seal

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Artist: Alasuak

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: AlA.06.01

Description: A very large seal carved from a medium gray stone leans on his side with one flipper upward. The seal's head has detailed carving for the mouth and eye areas. Wisker detail has been incised in to the face . The seal sits on a larger base that is attached and carved out of the same stone.On the base…

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Artist: Alasuak

Title: Large seal

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 17.0 x 18.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: A very large seal carved from a medium gray stone leans on his side with one flipper upward. The seal's head has detailed carving for the mouth and eye areas. Wisker detail has been incised in to the face . The seal sits on a larger base that is attached and carved out of the same stone.On the base of the sculpture, there is a carved inscription that reads “ ALASUAK 261121”

Subject: animal; seal; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AlA.06.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: graphite; pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.08

Description: General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: graphite; pastel on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.4 cm

Description: General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.

Subject: Portrait; child; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.08

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Untitled

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.05

Description: General colour: pencil. A barn and a few other buildings sit in the lower sketchy landscape one third up. The upper two thirds are sky with one cloud left of center appearing to rain over the barn.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 18.3 x 24.1 cm

Description: General colour: pencil. A barn and a few other buildings sit in the lower sketchy landscape one third up. The upper two thirds are sky with one cloud left of center appearing to rain over the barn.

Subject: landscape; rural

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.05

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Untitled

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.07

Description: General colour: pencil. Road narrows from bottom edge to center. Scattered telegraph poles run along the left side of the road. A grain elevator stands at the right side.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: General colour: pencil. Road narrows from bottom edge to center. Scattered telegraph poles run along the left side of the road. A grain elevator stands at the right side.

Subject: landscape; prairie; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.07

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Sidehill Cougar

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1965

Catalogue Number: LaC.06.01

Description: Side hill gouges, made with a fret saw using 3-ply plywood; horned goat-like figurine with separately glued ears; on left side two legs glued onto body; on right side one glued piece represents shorter legs stop symbolic mountain peaks; saw has created zig-zag appearance in wood; eyes are one bored…

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Sidehill Cougar

Date: prior to 1965

Dimensions: 10.2 x 2.2 x 11.8 cm

Description: Side hill gouges, made with a fret saw using 3-ply plywood; horned goat-like figurine with separately glued ears; on left side two legs glued onto body; on right side one glued piece represents shorter legs stop symbolic mountain peaks; saw has created zig-zag appearance in wood; eyes are one bored hole through head. A sidehill Cougar is a mythical Rock Mountain creature of apparently vicious nature who, due to one side of its body having shorter legs than the other, is able to maintain easily a stance on steep mountain sides; the only escape from this animal is to run in the opposite direction so that if the Cougar follows it will fall because the position of its legs will be reversed. A.C. Leighton wished to market cheap, locally made souvenirs; this is a prototype but they were never produced in quantity.

Subject: animal, mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: LaC.06.01

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Seal

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Artist: Amidlak (1897 – 1961, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1961

Catalogue Number: AmE.06.01

Description: Dark green stone, seal lying on stomach with head up, front flippers out to side, back flippers straight back, carved mouth and nostrils, flippers and tail, holes for nostrils, round incised eyes

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Artist: Amidlak (1897 – 1961, Canadian)

Title: Seal

Date: prior to 1961

Dimensions: 6.0 x 6.0 x 11.0 cm

Description: Dark green stone, seal lying on stomach with head up, front flippers out to side, back flippers straight back, carved mouth and nostrils, flippers and tail, holes for nostrils, round incised eyes

Subject: animal; seal

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AmE.06.01

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Fred Brewster, Jasper, Alberta 1940

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Artist: Andreas Roth

Date: 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: RtA.03.01

Description: Man's head and shoulders looking right. He has a small short mustache. His shirt is open at the neck.

Artist: Andreas Roth

Title: Fred Brewster, Jasper, Alberta 1940

Date: 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 25.5 cm

Description: Man's head and shoulders looking right. He has a small short mustache. His shirt is open at the neck.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: RtA.03.01

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Bone Muskox

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Artist: Angilosh

Date: prior to 1962

Medium: bone; horn

Catalogue Number: AnL.06.01

Description: stylized muskox; standing solidly with head outstretched; mouth indicated with saw cut; nostrils only slightly indicated; round eyes 0.3 dia. inset with a yellowish horn; tail and ears carved in; horns ca. 4.0 long are carved to a fine point and base inset onto forehead; horns are carved out of…

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Artist: Angilosh

Title: Bone Muskox

Date: prior to 1962

Medium: bone; horn

Dimensions: 7.5 x 14.0 cm

Description: stylized muskox; standing solidly with head outstretched; mouth indicated with saw cut; nostrils only slightly indicated; round eyes 0.3 dia. inset with a yellowish horn; tail and ears carved in; horns ca. 4.0 long are carved to a fine point and base inset onto forehead; horns are carved out of horn in a graceful curve and pointing to the front.

Subject: animal, muskox; Inuit; hooved; horns

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AnL.06.01

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Booklets, Mollie Morant Poem, Signed Pat Brewster Book

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 textual items, various authors. Content pertains to a copy of 'The Last of the Buffalo' given to Nicholas Morant in 1940 by Norman Luxton; an Illustrated booklet hand-drawn by Cyril Harris for Nicholas and Ivy Morant; a copy of 'Paintings from the Wild' by Clarence Pillenius; a 1…

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; 1946; 1963; 1977; 1980

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to 5

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Responsibility: Various authors

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; 1946; 1963; 1977; 1980

Physical Description: 5 Textual Records: books, journal copy, illustrations

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 textual items, various authors. Content pertains to a copy of 'The Last of the Buffalo' given to Nicholas Morant in 1940 by Norman Luxton; an Illustrated booklet hand-drawn by Cyril Harris for Nicholas and Ivy Morant; a copy of 'Paintings from the Wild' by Clarence Pillenius; a 1946 journal publication containing a poem written by Mollie Morant; and a copy of 'Weathered Wood' by F.O. 'Pat' Brewster, signed.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 11

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Brewster, F.O.; Brewster, Pat; Morant, Ivy; Morant, Mollie; Harris, Cyril

Subject Access: Poetry; Publication; Arts; Buffalo

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items with ink or other risky materials on the surface must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.

Creator: Various authors

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pat Brewster fonds

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Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…

Date Range: 1841-1983

Reference Code: M2 / S21 / V91

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Drawing; Map; Poster; Private record

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M2 / V91 / S21

Sous-Fonds: V91

Accession Number: 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018

Reference Code: M2 / S21 / V91

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Drawing; Map; Poster; Private record

Date Range: 1841-1983

Physical Description: ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes

History / Biographical: Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.; I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.; II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.; III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.; IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.

Name Access: Brewster, Pat

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid; reference copies and summaries for sound recordings

Creator: Brewster, Pat

Category: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days posters

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil pain…

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]; 1936; 1937; 1949

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Poster; Drawing; Published record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14

GMD: Textual record; Poster; Drawing; Published record

Responsibility: Published and artwork attributed to Ernie Kehr, W.L. Kihn, G.H.W. Ashley, Crag & Canyon Press, Palenske, Canadian Pacific and Multi Color Poster

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]; 1936; 1937; 1949

Physical Description: 14 posters : colour and b&w ; 35 x 56 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil paint process mounted on cardboard made in Canada and distributed by Exhibits Branch Canadian Pacific, lithographic prints, and a mounted drawing attributed to Palenske. Some have annotations or stamps on the back.

Notes: Possibly unassociated shipping packing material addressed to Norman Luxton at the Trading Post from E.A. Kehr found in box - this has not been assigned a number. D3-10, a lithographic promotional material from 1936 has an identical design to LUX / II / F1 / 47, an Indian Days poster from 1928 Items LUX / I / D3 / 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 were originally associated with LUX / I / D3a / 6, which contains brochures and a flyer from Banff Indian Days LUX / I / D3 / 8, Palenske may have potentionally used photograph LUX / I / D3a / PA-26 as reference